Courses / Module

Toggle Print

Module INNOVATION AND RESEARCH COMMERCIALISATION

Module code: GST10
Credits: 5
Semester: 1
Department: GRADUATE SKILLS
International: Yes
Overview Overview
 

This module will take place on the 19th, 20th and 21st March 2019, from 9 am – 5 pm, and on the 25th April 2019 from 10 am – 1pm. The venue will be the staff Development Seminar Room, 3rd Floor, John Hume Building.

To equip researchers with the skills required to commercialise the outcome of their research, to provide them with know how to interact with industry and to improve their ability to innovate and act with an entrepreneurial mindset. A team project is an integral part of this module and must be completed.

Section 1 – Introduction to Commercialisation of Research and Hi-Tech Enterprise Development
• To cover: national strategy, hi-tech ecosystems, IP market place, University role, Irish funding agencies, commercialisation office.
• 1 hour direct contact.

Section 2 – Intellectual Property
• To cover: patents, copyright, trade secrets, etc.
• 2 hours direct contact
• 2 assignments (4 hours indirect)
• The following reading list is supplied (5 hours indirect)
1. The Role of the Inventor in the Technology Transfer Process
2. Introduction to IP Issues in the University Setting: A Primer for Scientists
3. How to Start and Keep a Lab Notebook: Policy and Practical Guidelines
4. How to Read a Biotech Patent
• Assessment (1 hour direct).

Section 3 – Legal Contracts
• To cover: research contracts, licensing contracts, MTA’s and NDA’s, dissection of a legal contract
• 1 hour direct contact
• The following reading list is supplied (4 hours indirect)
1. General Legal Overview
• Workshop (1 hour direct).

Section 4 – Hi-tech spin-offs
• To cover: how to start a company, how to raise money, case study
• 4 hours direct contact
• The following reading list is supplied (4 hours indirect)
1. Developing Winning Business Plans
2. Approaching, Presenting and Selecting Investors
3. Structuring the Funding Transaction
4. How to Start a Start-up
• Workshop (2 hours direct).

Section 5 – Technical Marketing, Product Development
• To cover: market analysis, market drivers, proof of concept / proof of market, product development, channels to market
• 2 hours direct contact
• 1 group assignment / assessment (5 hours indirect)
• The following reading list is supplied (4 hours indirect)
1. Achieving Proof of Concept
2. An Introduction to Marketing Early Stage Technologies
3. Technology Marketing
• Workshop (2 hours direct).

Section 6 – Interacting with Industry
• To cover: anatomy of an industrial organisation, industry needs and drivers, basics of presentation and negotiation
• 1 hour direct contact.

Section 7 - Business Exercise
• Form teams of 4 or 5 students and write a maximum 5 page business plan and a presentation for a new product / company to include: market need, market opportunity, technology, team, go to market plan, sales and revenue plan. This team project must be successfully completed for course credits.
• 6 hours direct
• 60 hours indirect.

Open Learning Outcomes
 
Open Teaching & Learning methods
 
Open Assessment
 
Open Autumn Supplementals/Resits
 
Open Pre-Requisites
 
Open Co-Requisites
 
Open Timetable
 
Back to top Powered by MDAL Framework © 2022
V5.3.3 - Powered by MDAL Framework © 2022